Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park
Since machines have to be driven all over these lawn areas on a regular basis to keep the grass short, it would probably be acceptable for the goose droppings to get picked up the same way. And sure enough, there are now machines designed for this very purpose. In the not-too-distant future you may be able to get a robot dog that will chase the geese off public grounds before they have a chance to make a mess! -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park
Rather like http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO ? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2014, at 7:31 AM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com wrote: Since machines have to be driven all over these lawn areas on a regular basis to keep the grass short, it would probably be acceptable for the goose droppings to get picked up the same way. And sure enough, there are now machines designed for this very purpose. In the not-too-distant future you may be able to get a robot dog that will chase the geese off public grounds before they have a chance to make a mess! -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park
See article about nuisance of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at Lansing's Myers Park. http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this issue a little at yesterday's regular meeting with Town of Lansing's Recreation Director, Steve Colt. Steve is a member of Friends of Salt Point and is looking for humane ways to get the geese to go somewhere else. He has found a fair amount of information on this topic that he shared with Candace Cornell, me, and the other members of FOSP who are all Lansing residents. Donna Scott Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY d...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park
The large airports have learned to stop cutting the grass so short. I believe over 9 inches discourages them. But that goes contrary to the American ideal, eh? Paul Schmitt From: Meena Madhav Haribal Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 6:41 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park I have not read the article, but I feel lawns are nuisance. So if you have lawn then the geese love to be on the lawn! Just my thoughts. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4 Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf From: bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Donna Scott d...@cornell.edu Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 4:58 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park See article about nuisance of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at Lansing's Myers Park. http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this issue a little at yesterday's regular meeting with Town of Lansing's Recreation Director, Steve Colt. Steve is a member of Friends of Salt Point and is looking for humane ways to get the geese to go somewhere else. He has found a fair amount of information on this topic that he shared with Candace Cornell, me, and the other members of FOSP who are all Lansing residents. Donna Scott Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY d...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park
The public users of Myers Park (and the Lansing Highway Dept.) would balk at leaving the grass 9 inches long! We may not like it, but the culture is such that Myers Park grass has to be mowed short. I think they will have to go with 15-18 inch high goose fences and Border Collies. But then maybe all these geese will end up in Stewart Park where it is already poopy enough! Donna Scott - Original Message - From: Paul Schmitt To: Meena Madhav Haribal ; CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park The large airports have learned to stop cutting the grass so short. I believe over 9 inches discourages them. But that goes contrary to the American ideal, eh? Paul Schmitt From: Meena Madhav Haribal Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 6:41 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park I have not read the article, but I feel lawns are nuisance. So if you have lawn then the geese love to be on the lawn! Just my thoughts. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4 Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf -- From: bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Donna Scott d...@cornell.edu Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 4:58 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park See article about nuisance of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at Lansing's Myers Park. http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this issue a little at yesterday's regular meeting with Town of Lansing's Recreation Director, Steve Colt. Steve is a member of Friends of Salt Point and is looking for humane ways to get the geese to go somewhere else. He has found a fair amount of information on this topic that he shared with Candace Cornell, me, and the other members of FOSP who are all Lansing residents. Donna Scott Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY d...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park
Border collies, coyote effigies, etc can indeed move them, but temporarily to somewhere else local. This effort looks ready to replicate the eternal cycle of geese in Binghamton that move/ are moved from Otsiningo Park to BCC to Binghamton University playing fields and back. At least we provide them with a little exercise. I wonder what would happen if a bunch of bushes in planters were installed. I have never seen flocks of geese resting in a complex bushy habitat. These could be moved if needed, but might break up the unbroken appearance of the groupy, poopy greensward. Probably wouldn't work for the people. Anne On Aug 22, 2014, at 9:16 PM, Donna Scott wrote: The public users of Myers Park (and the Lansing Highway Dept.) would balk at leaving the grass 9 inches long! We may not like it, but the culture is such that Myers Park grass has to be mowed short. I think they will have to go with 15-18 inch high goose fences and Border Collies. But then maybe all these geese will end up in Stewart Park where it is already poopy enough! Donna Scott - Original Message - From: Paul Schmitt To: Meena Madhav Haribal ; CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park The large airports have learned to stop cutting the grass so short. I believe over 9 inches discourages them. But that goes contrary to the American ideal, eh? Paul Schmitt From: Meena Madhav Haribal Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 6:41 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park I have not read the article, but I feel lawns are nuisance. So if you have lawn then the geese love to be on the lawn! Just my thoughts. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4 Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf From: bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Donna Scott d...@cornell.edu Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 4:58 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park See article about nuisance of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at Lansing's Myers Park. http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this issue a little at yesterday's regular meeting with Town of Lansing's Recreation Director, Steve Colt. Steve is a member of Friends of Salt Point and is looking for humane ways to get the geese to go somewhere else. He has found a fair amount of information on this topic that he shared with Candace Cornell, me, and the other members of FOSP who are all Lansing residents. Donna Scott Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY d...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
